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</font><p style="margin:0in 0in 10pt"><font face="Calibri"><font color="#000000"><b><span style="line-height:115%;font-size:16pt">Press Release</span></b><span><font size="3"> </font></span></font><font color="#000000" size="3">Contact:</font><span><font color="#000000" size="3"> </font></span><font color="#000000" size="3">Linda Murawski </font><span><font color="#000000" size="3"> </font></span><font color="#000000" size="3">(</font></font><a href="mailto:Lindam4GPH@gmail.com"><font color="#0000ff" face="Calibri" size="3">Lindam4GPH@gmail.com</font></a><font color="#000000" face="Calibri" size="3">)
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</font><p style="margin:0in 0in 10pt"><font face="Calibri"><font color="#000000"><span style="line-height:115%;font-size:14pt">Date:</span><span><font size="3"> </font></span></font><font color="#000000" size="3">January 9, 2017</font><font size="3"><font color="#000000"><span> </span><span> </span></font></font><font color="#000000" size="3">The
Ghent Playhouse</font><span><font color="#000000" size="3"> </font></span><font color="#000000" size="3">518 392-6264</font></font></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
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Town Hall Place, Ghent, NY</font><span><font color="#000000" size="3"> </font></span><font color="#000000" size="3">12075</font><font color="#000000"><font size="3"><span> </span><span> </span></font><b><u><span style="line-height:115%;font-size:16pt">FOR IMMEDIATE
RELEASE</span></u></b></font></font></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
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</font><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:"arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt"><font color="#000000">The
Ghent Playhouse announces auditions for Mothers and Sons, written by Terrence
McNally and directed by Cathy Lee-Visscher.</font></span></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
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</font><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;line-height:normal"><u><span style="font-family:"arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt"><font color="#000000">Auditions</font></span></u><span style="font-family:"arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt"><font color="#000000">:<span> </span><span> </span><span> </span></font><font color="#000000">Monday, January 23 and Tuesday, January 24,
2017</font></span></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:"arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt"><font color="#000000"><span> </span><span> </span></font><font color="#000000">Sign-in at 7:00 p.m. – Auditions
will begin at 7:15 p.m.</font></span></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
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GHENT PLAYHOUSE</font></span></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
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Town Hall Place (Adjacent to the Ghent Firehouse off Route 66) Ghent, New York</font></span></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
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</font><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;line-height:normal"><u><span style="font-family:"arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt"><font color="#000000">Rehearsals</font></span></u><span style="font-family:"arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt"><font color="#000000">: <span> </span><span> </span></font><font color="#000000">The
rehearsal schedule will be based on the availability of those </font></span></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:"arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt"><font color="#000000"><span> </span><span> </span></font><font color="#000000">chosen for the production.</font><span><font color="#000000"> </font></span><font color="#000000">Those interested in auditioning are asked </font></span></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt 1in;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:"arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt"><span><font color="#000000"> </font></span><font color="#000000">to be as specific as possible in listing
any and all conflicts.</font></span></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
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</font><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;line-height:normal"><u><span style="font-family:"arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt"><font color="#000000">Performances:</font></span></u><span style="font-family:"arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt"><span><font color="#000000"> </font></span><font color="#000000">March 17 – April 2, 2017</font></span></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:"arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt"><font color="#000000"><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span></font><font color="#000000">Fridays and Saturday evenings at 8:00 p.m.</font></span></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:"arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt"><font color="#000000"><span> </span><span> </span></font><font color="#000000">Sunday Matinees at 2:00 p.m.</font></span></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
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</font><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;line-height:normal"><u><span style="font-family:"arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt"><font color="#000000">Casting
Info</font></span></u><span style="font-family:"arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt"><font color="#000000">:<span> </span></font><font color="#000000">If you are older or younger than the ages
listed for the characters </font></span></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:"arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt"><font color="#000000"><span> </span><span> </span></font><font color="#000000">below, but feel that you can portray that
age, please do not hesitate</font></span><span style="font-family:"arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt"><span><font color="#000000"> </font></span><font color="#000000">to audition.</font><span><font color="#000000"> </font></span></span></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
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specific scenes from the</font></span></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:"arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt"><font color="#000000"><span> </span><span> </span></font><font color="#000000">script.</font><span><font color="#000000">
</font></span><font color="#000000">Please see the story and character descriptions below </font></span></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt 0.5in;line-height:normal;text-indent:0.5in"><span style="font-family:"arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt"><font color="#000000"><span> </span><span> </span></font><font color="#000000">for
more information about the play.</font><span><font color="#000000"> </font></span></span></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
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</font><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;line-height:normal"><u><span style="font-family:"arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt"><font color="#000000">The Story</font></span></u><span style="font-family:"arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt"><font color="#000000">:<span> </span></font><font color="#000000">A Dallas matriarch pays an unexpected visit
to her late son’s partner, who is now married to another man and has a young
son.</font><span><font color="#000000"> </font></span><font color="#000000">Generations collide when she begins
to see the life her son might have led, while coming to terms with her own life
choices and how society has changed around her.</font><span><font color="#000000">
</font></span><font color="#000000">This 2014 Tony Award Nominee for Best Play is a timely and touching new
play about change, reconciliation and becoming a family, that is at times, both
funny and extraordinarily powerful.</font></span></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
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</font><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;line-height:normal"><font color="#000000"><u><span style="font-family:"arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt">The
Characters</span></u><span style="font-family:"arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt">:<span> </span></span></font></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
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</font><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:"arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt"><font color="#000000">Katherine
Gerard – (70 years old) - Andre’s mother – Recently widowed; very bitter</font></span></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
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</font><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:"arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt"><font color="#000000">Cal
Porter – (49-50 years old) – Andre’s partner – At odds with Andre’s mother,
whom he has not seen or spoken to since Andre’s death, 20 years ago.</font></span></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
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</font><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:"arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt"><font color="#000000">Will
Ogden – (30’s) – Cal’s husband</font></span></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
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</font><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:"arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt"><font color="#000000">Bud
Ogden-Porter – Cal and Will’s 6 year old son.<span>
</span></font><font color="#000000">Would prefer to cast a young boy who is older than the character’s age,
but who can pull off looking close to age 6.</font></span></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
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</font><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:"arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt">For further information you may contact the Director at <font color="#000000">(518) 758-1838.</font></span></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
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</font><br clear="all"><br>-- <br><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><font face="tahoma,sans-serif"><font size="4">Linda Murawski, <font size="2">Office Manager & Publicity person</font></font> for The Ghent Playhouse </font></div><div dir="ltr"><font face="tahoma,sans-serif">6 Town Hall Place, Ghent, NY 12075 (518) 392-6264</font></div></div></div></div>
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